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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: onewakuwa on March 06, 2008, 03:53:58 PM

Title: panorama images
Post by: onewakuwa on March 06, 2008, 03:53:58 PM: Been playing with the Arcsoft Panorama Maker 4 software that came with my Lumix FZ18.
Works great for interior shots to create a really wide angle lens effect. Think this software
costs about $40 but I'm sure there is free software out there and most cameras come
with one brand or another. It's recommended to use a tripod and not let the exposure vary
too much from one shot to the next.
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Post by: yajsab on March 06, 2008, 03:58:01 PM: Pretty cool!
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on March 06, 2008, 04:16:31 PM: Great panoramic photo.

I love panoramic pictures. They are my absolute favorite. I use photoshop CS3 to do mine. Some pointers on doing them is to keep the camera level, overlap the photos by at least 25%, lock your exposure as the same for every shot, and expose on the most midtone area that will show up in your final panoramic photo. Also, try and use a lens that isn't too wide or long. A 35-80mm is perfect. Maybe I'll post some later...

Shawn
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Post by: billythekidrock on March 06, 2008, 05:29:49 PM: Here is one from Black Lake. Tried to do this with PS. Should try the camera software.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2Fsurround.jpg&hash=5b8b0069d73ebe9563c392e8b941c957f8743a54)
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on March 06, 2008, 08:09:36 PM: That is really stunning Billy. Blending can be tough with Photoshop so I make sure I lock the exposure for all the frames.
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Post by: huntnphool on March 06, 2008, 10:19:38 PM: Very cool BTK
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Post by: archery288 on March 06, 2008, 10:33:05 PM: thats a great pic!!
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Post by: ICEMAN on March 07, 2008, 05:13:23 AM: BTKR, you need to quit your job and start doing more photos like that......
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Post by: billythekidrock on March 07, 2008, 05:40:25 AM: Thanks guys. I will admit that I got lucky and that I took the pics in auto mode. I really don't know alot about photography other then to take a lot of images. It was a tad rough as I was standing on a dock and I was trying not to create ripple in the water as well as keep the camera steady.

Ice - I took those pics that same day I took the one in my avatar ( I was driving on Hwy 101 ) and I was on my way to WORK. lol
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Post by: Gamblin Guy on March 07, 2008, 07:09:55 AM: Great photos guys.
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Post by: Slider on March 07, 2008, 07:45:07 AM: WOW!!! Those are NICE SHOTS!!!